Thursday, 30 November 2023

Northern Metropolitan Region

Evan MULHOLLAND (Northern Metropolitan) (12:43): (611) Broadmeadows station in my electorate serves as a significant transport hub for much of Melbourne’s north, serving the Craigieburn railway line along with V/Line services to Seymour, Shepparton and Albury and through to Sydney, and it serves no less than nine bus routes, but it frequently tops the list as one of the worst train stations in Victoria. The former member for Broadmeadows promised an upgrade to Broadmeadows train station, but the government was forced to clean up his mess and basically say the former member was freelancing and there was not a promised upgrade. Previously the Andrews government promised to upgrade Broadmeadows station as part of the Suburban Rail Loop – in 2052. Will the minister provide the people of Broadmeadows with a time line for when their train station will be upgraded and supposedly completed, before 2052?